As 2009 draws to an end, I'm once again going to look back at the year, and see how I did against the want-to-do list that I set for myself for this year, and talk a little about what I plan to do in 2010. Note that I called it a want-to-do list, because I have...
On November 28, I visited one of my favourite parks here in Tokyo, Jindai Botanical Gardens, to shoot the beautiful autumn color that they have as a result of some strategically planted Japanese maple or Kaede trees. While I was shooting the below scene, I realized...
Today it gives me great pleasure to announce the winners of the first MBP/WebSpy Photography Assignment accumulated vote winners for the last six month's assignments. As you know, when our sponsors WebSpy came on board in July 2009, they kindly set by $1,000 for...
WebSpy, sponsors of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast, have once again kindly set aside funds for us to offer prizes for the next six month's accumulated votes from each of our monthly assignments. The first assignment, for December 2009 is already in progress, so...
Some time ago I saw a Luminous Landscape Video Journal interview with Lenswork's Brooks Jensen, in which he showed some work in a card folio, and I immediately fell in love with the look of these folios. I thought it was such a unique and practical way to package...
A few weeks ago I did two episodes, number 216 and 217 relaying some fundamental things for someone just getting starting in photography to bear in mind. During the preparation for those episodes, I had a lot of ideas that were arguably a little more advanced than the...
Today we look at the results of the October MBP/WebSpy Assignment on the theme Only 50mm! We have some great back-stories to share too! Once again, the quality of the entries for this assignment was outstanding. Thanks to everyone that participated! As has now become...
last week we started this two part series to update a 5 year old forum post on the fundamentals of photography, which was revived by Chua Kim You, from Montreal, Canada. Thanks again Chua for reviving that thread, and I hope you are enjoying these Podcasts. If you are...
Extension tubes are really handy. Because they have no glass elements, they aren't very heavy, and you can couple two or three together and put them into one pouch, and they are no bigger than a small lens, so they fit in the photographer's vest without taking up much...
Last week, a new user on the forums, Chua Kim You, user name redpandafire from Montreal, Canada, revived an old thread from June 2004. I'd posted and article called "Fundamental Advice for Photographer's Getting Started". I had to admit, that looking back at this post...
This week I have created a video Podcast. It is also be available as an here for those that prefer only to listen. I do suggest trying to watch the video when at a computer though, to actually see what I got up to in Lightroom and when soft-proofing Photoshop CS4. If...
Before we take a look at the winning images, I wanted to note that since we upped the pace when we shifted to a monthly assignment, more and more I'm announcing the theme of the new assignments in the forum, and once announced, like earlier this month, I sometimes...
